Spectroscopic investigation of the seeds of chilli (Capsicum annum L.). Export

@article{citeulike:2984028, abstract = {In addition to their use as food and spice, chillies have been popular in both Ayurvedic and homoeopathic treatments since ancient times. Elemental analyses on their seeds with the help of X-ray fluorescence spectra reveal the presence of hitherto undetected magnesium, along with sulphur and chlorine. Fourier transform infrared and Fourier transform Raman spectra of the seeds reveal the presence of specific functional groups, attributed to the different bands present in the spectra. Ascorbic acid, reported to be the vitamin present in maximum amount in chilli peppers, is conspicuous by its absence in the seeds.}, address = {Department of Physics, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India.}, author = {Barua, A Gohain G. and Hazarika, S and Pathak, J Sarmah S. and Kalita, C}, citeulike-article-id = {2984028}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638280701623810}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18608563}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18608563}, day = {12}, doi = {10.1080/09638280701623810}, issn = {0963-7486}, journal = {International journal of food sciences and nutrition}, keywords = {ayurveda}, month = {March}, pages = {1--8}, posted-at = {2008-07-10 08:36:38}, priority = {2}, title = {Spectroscopic investigation of the seeds of chilli (Capsicum annum L.).}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638280701623810}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2984028 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2984028 N2 - In addition to their use as food and spice, chillies have been popular in both Ayurvedic and homoeopathic treatments since ancient times. Elemental analyses on their seeds with the help of X-ray fluorescence spectra reveal the presence of hitherto undetected magnesium, along with sulphur and chlorine. Fourier transform infrared and Fourier transform Raman spectra of the seeds reveal the presence of specific functional groups, attributed to the different bands present in the spectra. Ascorbic acid, reported to be the vitamin present in maximum amount in chilli peppers, is conspicuous by its absence in the seeds. JF - International journal of food sciences and nutrition SN - 0963-7486 AD - Department of Physics, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India. EP - 8 TI - Spectroscopic investigation of the seeds of chilli (Capsicum annum L.). SP - 1 KW - ayurveda AU - Barua, A Gohain AU - Hazarika, S AU - Pathak, J Sarmah AU - Kalita, C PY - 2008/03/12/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638280701623810 ER -